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PLA 2020: How the Award-Winning Nashville Public Library Makes the City Tick
In a city known around the world for its creativity and culture, the Nashville Public Library plays a pivotal role, inspiring reading, advancing learning, and connecting communities.
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PLA 2020: Stacey Abrams, Samantha Bee Headline in Nashville
Librarians will kick off the new decade with a robust 2020 Public Library Association conference in one of America’s cultural capitals.
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ALA Midwinter 2020: Macmillan CEO John Sargent, Librarians Spar Over E-book Embargo
Sargent hosted a 90-minute "Ask Me Anything" session with librarians at the ALA Midwinter Meeting to try to explain the publisher's unpopular eight-week embargo on new release e-books in libraries.
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ALA Midwinter 2020: In Stirring Keynote, Wes Moore Talks About the Scourge of Poverty in America
Moore, whose new book revolves around the 2015 death of Freddy Gray following his arrest in Baltimore, and the aftermath that roiled the city, told librarians why Gray's life was more tragic than his death.
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The 2020 ALA Midwinter Meeting Gets Underway in Philadelphia
Librarians gear up for what figures to be an eventful year with a slate of inspiring authors and speakers.
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The Week in Libraries: January 17, 2020
Among the week's headlines: a bill in Missouri raises fears of book banning in public libraries; ALA makes history with its new executive director; and the ALA Midwinter Meeting gets underway next week in Philadelphia.
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ALA Names Tracie D. Hall Executive Director
The appointment comes after a lengthy, at times contentious, nationwide search dating back to Keith Michael Fiels's retirement in 2017. Hall is the first female African-American executive director in ALA’s history.
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Coe Named President, CEO of Brodart Co.
George Coe, a former group president of Baker & Taylor and one-time v-p at Brodart Co., is returning to the library services vendor as president and CEO.
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The Week in Libraries: January 10, 2020
Among the week's headlines: the Senate quickly confirms Trump's IMLS appointee; the DPLA announces a new e-book initiative with BiblioLabs; and what a major open access deal in Europe means for the future of scholarly communication.
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OverDrive Reports Record Digital Borrowing in 2019
Public libraries around the world generated a record level of digital content circulation in 2019, providing patrons access to more than 326 million e-books, audiobooks and digital magazines, according to a report by Rakuten OverDrive, a digital distribution vendor for libraries.
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The Week in Libraries: January 3, 2020
The year 2019 ends with excellent budget news for IMLS; meet the winners of the 'I Love My Librarian Awards'; and the headlines keep coming in the library e-book market.
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School & Library Spotlight 2019: OverDrive Education Celebrates Sora
Sora, OverDrive Education’s K–12 student reading app, is marking its first birthday with some impressive stats, as well as ed tech honors.
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School & Library Spotlight 2019: Education and Representation at AASL
Librarians share their takeaways from the American Association of School Librarians National Conference, which wrapped up November 16 in Louisville, Ky.
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The Top 10 Library Stories of 2019
PW takes a look back at some of the library stories that captivated the publishing world in 2019—and what they portend for 2020.
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ALA Midwinter 2020: On E-books, Librarians Must Hold the Line
As librarians gather in Philadelphia for the 2020 ALA Midwinter Meeting, the future of digital content in libraries remains uncertain. Librarians must stay engaged.
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Why It's Time to Quantify the Library's Role in the Reading Marketplace
Guy LeCharles Gonzalez argues that everyone would benefit from a collaborative, good-faith, and transparent effort to effectively measure the impact of libraries on book discovery, author brand development, and consumer sales.
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ALA Midwinter 2020: Professional Program Highlights
PW contributing editor Brian Kenney offers his picks from this year’s ALA Midwinter professional program.
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Wes Moore, Julia Alvarez Highlight ALA Midwinter 2020 Speakers Program
At the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia, librarians will gear up for what figures to be an eventful year with a slate of inspiring authors and speakers.
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The Week in Libraries: November 22, 2019
Among the week's headlines: The National Book Awards are awarded in New York; in Florida, a group of county commissioners double down on their refusal to allow their library to buy a 'New York Times' digital subscription; and Elsevier announces a breakthrough open-access deal with Carnegie Mellon University.
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Let's Be Thankful for Libraries
This Thanksgiving, let's pledge our support to the libraries and library workers who help sustain our reading culture.
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